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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Bad Smelling Feet.

1t is misfortune to any person, man
or woman, to be afflicted with bad smell.
in feet. They are annoyed themselves
with the consciousness that they are
annoying others. 1T is often difficult
matter to correct this miserable affection.
Many remedies have been suggested and
used, some with partial success, but many
of them without any good results, howev-
er. There are several causes for bad.
smelling feet. One is the want, of ordi.
nary cleanliness. In such case
plentiful use of soap and warm water
will remove the difficulty at once. A
person is almost criminal who goes ten
hours with badsmelling feet from this
cause.
Another cause is the thickening of
portions of the skin, especially on the
joints, heel and bottom of the foot,
which by remaining long in the place
seems to go through semi decay. It
is no wonder that it should give off a
bad odor under such circumstances.
In such case, the feet should be soaked
we'll in warm water, and with sharp
knife cut away the dead and thickening
skin. This may need to be repeated
every few weeks as the thick skin accu.
mulates. at present there is no remedy
known to prevent the accumulation of
dead skin.
In some cases there is a general dis.
ease of the skin OF the feet, especially
contiguous to the sweat pores. There is
large and unnatural perspiration, which
remaining on the stockings and coming
in contact with the leather of the shoes,
by fermentation which is always decay
of material, produces the bad odor. In
such cases the feet need to be well
washed with soap s,nd warm water and
wiped dry with hard crash towel. Then
they should be washed with Boracic
Acid, of about ten grains to the pint Of
water. Then they should be allowed to
dry or nearly so on the feet, and wipe
with dry towel. This it may be neces.
sary to do for three or four days in sue.
cesion, but at the very outset there ought
to be marked correction of the odor of
the feet. If after some days there is
discovered recurrence of the unpleasant
odor, the use of wash needs to be re-
peated.-Geo. L. Curtiss, II. d.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Tho Richest Man.

In speaking ofthe wealth ofsome of the
aucients, you class Tiberius as the wealth.
lest, at s1,1S,125,OoO, and give that of
Cresus, the Lydian, at about sS,O0O,000.
You have not mentioned one wealthier
than them all, who was Pythius, son of
ATTY, the Lydian, who possessed in silver
and gold together s24, 4,516,000, which add
ed to his possession ofland and slaves at a
proportionate value, would swell his
wealth to about $5OO,OOO,O0O. I mean
his gold at the Doric value of 1922; if
reckoned at the valne of the slater siebos
it would give him in coin s6,036,OO and
with slaves and lands in proportion, a
wealth of over sl2o,OOO,OOO. This man
Pythius, without touching his silver and
gold, entertained at the city of CalaDa
the army of Xelxes, over 100000 strong
in his invasion of Greece, and on prev.
ious occasion made King Darius, Xerxes'
father, magnificent present-a gold
plane tree and vine. This Pythius then,
was the wealthiest man in the world, and
it is doubtful if there has been any one
before or since TO equal lim.-Me,c Or.
leanes Tins Democrat.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Dueling Between Women IN Francs;

A Paris dispatch says: Dueling among
women threatens to come into vogue I'M
Paris, and the old practice Of demolish;
ing chignons, tearing off hats Or bonnets ],
and leaving the imprint of nails in2facesg
when quarrels are to be adjusted Will
soon probably be discarded for more
summary means of obtaining satisfaction
Yesterday two well.dressed women csma
face to face with each other in the Rues
Laurence Savart, and bystanders Meres
surprised to hear them suddenly begin
to objurgate one another in yoiceferouss
manner worthy of Nine. Angots OF thes
Central Market. Public interest in thes
spectacle was, however, more deeply
aroused when one of tho scolds pulled sasI
revolver from some mysterious part eofE
her bodice and leveled it at her adyer-s,
sary. The adversary fumbled about forS|
her weapon of defense, but before shs''
had time to pfesen. it bullet whistl
near her ears, aud she tainted away In siI
manner hardly worthy of an amazon
The assailant, a Nine. Celestine, was
seized by the on.lookers and disarmed, 8
while her unlucky rival Was carried in.a|
sensible, but unipjured, to an adjacent:
pharmaceutical establishment.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Americas Timber Supply.

Notwithstanding the great draw upon
the wood reserves of the country there is:
no danger of exhaustion atpresent. New;
England is by no means denuded Of It's
timber. The great Northwestern pine.
ries are comparatively exhausted:
There is also a vigorous second growth
of white pine in New England, where
the forests are already yielding between
2oO,00o,0OO and SO0,oOo,ooo feet Of finn
Der annually. Southern pine, although
stripped from the banks of streams aow::
ing into the Atlantic, is practically un.;
touched in the Gulf States, especially
those bordering on the Mississippi. The
hardwood forests of the Mississippi ibasin
are still prolific. In Michigan. particur|
larly the northern peninsula, hardwood
is plentiful, maple especially. In tho
Pacific coast region the great forests of
fir are practically intact. The forests
capacity Of the country is vast. Strange
to say, the decimating element Of mosts
potence is fire, and not the axes Of mer:
cenary timber speculators-B Boston Bull
tin. ~
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
The Worlds Largest Cities.

The following information is often in.
quired for, and, as it may be useful in
many cases for reference, we have COM
piled table of the largest cities of the
world, with their populations as stated
by the latest authorities. In the absence
of any official census, the Chinese cities
have simply to be estimated, and, of
course, must be accepted as an approx
nation only. We have not given any
city whose population is below 100000,
though there are many We could enumer-
ate which closely approach that Ggure.
It will be seen that in the thirty.ive
cities tabulated below there are $780,
919 souls, or nearly the population of the
British Isles, fact which cannot be
grasped in moment by any ordinary
intellect.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
The Democratic Outlook.

For the first time in thirty years, the
Democratic party holds the trump cards
in the political pack. It has only to
play them to win. The record of an ad-
ministration which has addressed itself
to the business of the country with clean.
illness and directness; the possession of
the National House of Representatives
at moment when the reduction of tax.
alton is an inexorable demand of an
overaowing treasury; and the personal
character of q candidate who has i'm
pressed the popular imagination va
riously, but on the whole favorably, and
whose denomination is assured without q
contest, complete a very strong hand.
Tt is the Republican party, whose
discipline and tactics have been so in
vincible in days gone by, which is irres.
olute and which trusts to luck. It has
only single suit to lead from, and this
it has nearly, if not quite, exhausted.
Out of throng of brilliant captains,
but one, whose name excites universal
enthusiasm, remains to it, and on him
there appears to have fallen, with the
genius and renown, also the fatality OF
Henry Clay. That luck may save it, as
luck has saved it, is possible. But there
is bad luck no less than good luck, and
Burchard did not look like good luck,
which, having whipped over to Cleveland
and the Democrats, seems to stay with
them, n n y
Peter simple's ingenious friend sur.
missed, in accepting the challenge of q
famous duelist to fight with rapiers, that
the expert would be more disconnected
by his adyersary's lack of skill than
helped to victory by his own superior
workmanship, which, indeed, was
proved to be true by this issue Of the en-.
counter. Such freaks of humor used to
be common and favorite devices with 8
certain class of play.writers. Mr.. Pierce
O'Hara on the race course and Sir Pat
rick O'Plenipo in diplomacy perpetrated
blunders enough to battle all calculation
and keep theraudience in q perpetual
roar; yet, somehow, to their amazement,
everything went to their pro6t-worked,
as far as they were concerned, by the
rule of contraries. The President seems
to be lineal descendant of these happy
go-lucky SONS of Irish Wit.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Angels in Tennessee.

On last Saturday evening, at about
sundown, on the Sterling johnson place,
two and half miles southeast of Milan
six angels we're seen to fly down into the
yard of Mrs. Wood, widow. 1t seems
that Mrs. Wood was very low with sick
ness and several ladies were present
attending to the wants Of the sick, when
a noise in the yard attracted their atten-
ton. Upon looking out ofthe window
they saw an angel, and in moment more
it was Joined by five Others. They were
there only few minutes and took their
flight, flying straight up until lost to
view. They, with the exception of wings
were in the form and shape of man, with
clear cut and finely formed features, and
were clothed in garments of pure and
spotless white, while halo of heavenly
light encircled their heads. The above
was told to us as the truth and can be
vouched for by the ladies who we're in
attendance upon Mrs. Wood. Be that as
it may, it has. created considerable ex-
citement in that neighborhood.-Mi1an
(7enn.) Exchange.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Idle Brains and Hands.

Bishop Peck has lately produced some
prominent ideas about dormant forces
and idle muscles. He instances the idle
young man. No power comes from his
muscles. They were made to be strong
for work, but he does nothing. His
muscular ability is simply good for moth.
ing. Devoted to agriculture, or hand.
icraA, the physical force which is
dormant within him would give
breadth and health, and responsibility.
AS it is, he is only a nuisance; perhaps
a loathsome object of pity and contempt.
And the Bishop takes the. true ground,
that an industrious boot-black is better
and better of; than loa6ug miscreant
sprig Of aristocracy.
Work is demanded everywhere. ALI
departments Of industry are languisbing
for want of faithful, skilled workers,
whether it be making streets, saving
wood or in the higher branches of skill
and art, and yet witnesses the good
bishop, amid all the din and labor of
farming, manufactures in all the indus
trial arts, these men have nothing to do
Howidid other men get work : By think.
ing quickly and acting promptly; by
seizipg the best, the first that came to
hand. Tramping, lounging, begging,
never gave employment to any man.
The thousands of idlers have made them
selves ,viciously brainless. The lapse Of
powers, active, and bright enough in
children, has come Of parental indul.
gence, gormandizing lazineas, INDUCED
dependence, drinking, disuse or misdi-
rection. Grand fields of industry,
wealth and usefulness lie all around this
idle, shiftless nuisance, but he cannot
think himself into them. he has lost his
sole eyesight. The very bread, money,
comforts, elegance he sighs for are within
reach of his hands, but he cannot see
them; wouldn't know them if he did see
them.
But he does not only denounce the
idler but he tells how to fad employ.
ment. Employ yourself then. Sell that
apple instead of eating it. Sell it and
buy two. Sell the two and buy more.
Before you know it you will have
basket. full-be trader, a merchant
valuable citizen. Do not hang about the
city doing nothing. Push out into the
country, seize that saw and axe; cut a
few sticks of somebody's wood. Earn
your dinner, don't beg it. Get hold ola
spade; show somebody that you are the
man they have wanted for long time 10
make garden. Seize plow, and if you
don't know how to hold it, learn.
GLANDS all blisteredl" Very we'll.
Glad oft. The first signs of life in you
for long time. If you had blistered
them before they would have been tough
and good for something by this time.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Stick to the Old State. !.

CHESTER, September 5.-Mrs Mat:
thew White, who has recently returned
from the Northwest, is not so carried (
away with that section of our country as3 Z
some Others who have been there and
written about it. While he speaks
favorably of it, he does not regard it asS; !;
an Eldorado. He states that 9 great
deal Of land is worn out there as it's
here. In his opinion, a greater amonnsss
of clear money can be made on land ah
this State worth $40 per acre than sons
land in the Northwest worth $50 per-
acre. AS he is good farmer and a close
observer, his opinion is entitled to5con.
sideration. z;
Mr.. White remained about two weeks
at one place in Illinois, and had good
opportunity of informing hi1nseis upon
all matters bearing upon farming s. thatS
state-the quality and value of iandssS
the method of farming, the kinds on
crops, the profits of farmipg-ands altar,
obtaining this information he does not
hesitate to give the preference 10 farm
ing in South Carolina. Taking eyety.
thinq ito consideration, he states that
ourS hers have advantages over these
Of the Northwest which ought 70 make
them satisfied with their condition: :
In Mr.. Whites opinion, with the same
economy and industry which charaes el:s
ize the people in that section Of oui
country he has recently visited, orr
farmers would obtain a higher degree0f
success. He represents the people of thsI
Northwest as satisfied with Cleye elsnds
Administration. Prohibition, he sstates,s
is the. issue that is exciting more discltss
sion among them than anything e'se.
Correspondence. Ne,us and Courier Sc e
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Rough on M'Ginnis.

Hostetter McGinnis is engaged to Miss
EsmereIda Longcofin, who is one of the
bells of Austin and great firt. AS
Hostetter was coming away from the
Longcoffin mansion few nights ago he
was overtaken by Gilhooly, who said:
"Why, what makes you come away so
early this EVENING""
"Miss Longcoffin is not feeling WE'LL"
"What's the matter with her?"
"She has toothache."
"Ha ha hal She tells you that to
get rid of you. She probably expects
some other gentleman this evening"
"sir, you are insulting"
"Come now, don't get huffy. How
can she have toothache when her upper
and lower teeth are all false? I've been
there. I was engagedto ermyselfsome
years ago. Toothache Well, that is a
good one on you'll"
N. B.-The McGinnis-Longcoffin mar.
riage has been postponed on account of
the weather.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
A Clergyman's Suicide,

BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-The Rev. Mr..
Fisher, who is reported to have commit
ted suicide in Los Angels, CAL, came to
Baltimore FIVE years ago from Detroit,
having accepted a call to the Reformed
Episcopal Church of the Redeemer of
this city. His relations with the Vestry
were not altogether congenial, and at the
end of twelve months be accepted call
to Emanuel Church, at Eden and Hoff.
man streets. There he remained in the
active discharge of his duty until the 1st
of July last, when he resigned the rec.
torship and went to California. All the
while the Rev. Mr.. Fisher vas student
of the Johns Hopkins University. He
had already received the degree of NJ. A.
from the Illinois Wesleyan University,
but his object in studying history and
philosophy under DIR. Herbert B. Adams
and Prof. Ely was 10 obtain the degree Of
Ph. D. at the Johns Hopkins. he failed
in the examination of the past two years,
and, though his disposition was naturally
hopeful and buoyant, it is thought that
his failure to obtain the coveted degree
caused him much disappointment and
weighed heavily on his mind.
When the Rev. Mr.. Fisher resigned
his charge at Emanuel Church he went
to Los Angels, CAL, where he proposed
to open seminary for the education of
youth. He left Baltimore with the
brightest expectations about the middle
of July. he had already made trip to
Los Angels the year previous, and as he
had surveyed the ground his friends were
inclined to be hopeful with him. Another
cherished project Of his was to secure q
position as lecturer in the University of
California. he was negotiating for the
position, and according to the statements
be made to his friends he,-had reasona.
BILE prospect of getting it. The only
doubt be seemed to have on the subject
when he left was that his failure to
obtain his degree Of Ph. D. at the Johns
Hopkins would operate against his secur.
ing the desired position in the university
of California. His doubts were possibly
only too fully realized for his piece of
mind, and it is probable that his failure
to be appointed lecturer for the ensuing
year in the university of California
unhinged his mind and prompted him
to commit suicide.
The Rev. Mr.. Fisher was about IS
years old, and was married to charming
lady. His father is the Rev. A. j.
Fisher, 8 member of the Illinois Metho.
dist Episcopal Conference. The unfor.
tunate gentleman grew up in the Metho-
dist faith and remained in that denomi-
nation until he professed the faith of the
Reformed Episcopal Church.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
A Goddess House.

A little boy three years old whose faith
er was careless, prayless, and irreligious,
spent several months in the dwelling of a
godly family, where he was taught in the
simple elements of divine truth.
The good seed fell in good and tender
soil, and the child learned to note the
difference between prayerless and a
Christian dwelling. One day, as some
one was conversing with the little fellow,
about the great and good God, the child
said:
"We haven't any God at my papa's
house."
Alas, how many such houses there are
in the world-houses where there is no
prayer, no prase, no worship, no God
And what houses are they for children,
aye, and for men and women, too. How
much better is the pure atmosphere Of
Christian love than the cold, selfish
worldliness of a goddess home.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Corn Bread For vigor.

Corn is the. pioneer bread of this
country. The fathers of the younger
generations were, in cases, raised on corn
bread and pork meat. Even after years
of prosperity brought more delicate food
for their wives and children, they clung,
in a measure, to that which had been
their strength and sustenance in their
early days. There are great many
people who like to have the old.fashioned
corn bread and some salt pork for their
breakfast, and there are few perhaps who
will read this who know how good it
tastes, and who through this reminder
will order such breakfast in the near
future, .t5, (.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
The Sensations Of the Dying.

It's doubtless the case that in many
iustances-and perhaps they are thesi
majority-dying persons lapse gradually
into an inconsistencies that ends their
bodily pain, and saves them from the
anguish of the final parting with those
that they leave behind. II Is sot
uncommon, however, for clearness pfsI
comprehension to persist to the last, and Z
perhaps it is still more common for some
Of the special senses to preserve their
activity. We think it was Ernest Wsgs
nsr who, in his General Patholog ;.,,s
dwelt particularly on the preservation ofs
the sense Of hearing in many caseo long
after the apparent occurrence of uncohss;
seriousness, and who tenderly cautioneds
his readers that shis possibility should bes;
borne in mind.-Ne,o York atsa;SalE
Journal. & 6;
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m. I,l :. .sR. KIEMM,s ADDRESS AT THE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES INSTITUTE
/. ATsyYTLLIAMsTON.

Lades and Gentlemen; In taking leave
ffom5 you / feel obliged to compliment
she town for its spirit Of enterprise and
I atmosphere of culture. No bad spirits
are eYetailed here, and the spirit of the
people, il consesssnce thereof takes 9
higher flight into nsSe reals of thought
and action. The people here;are courte.
.Snus sna obliging in ahighd degree: Even
The boys are gentle hammered; q fact
which i attribute to the refining influence
of thscoilege upon the town and its in.
hsbitsnts. DIR. Lander and his excellent
family bare discovered the means of
fmaEiDg the good contagious.
Williamston is singu1arly we'll suited
ra teachers, institute, be that county,
ssr county or State institute. a large
II abspibs 4he sinstitutes; here the in
tnte absosbs the town, that is, it draws
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-09-15
Cure for Typhoid Fever.

Mr.. John r. Cox, a citizen of Balti
more, publishes the following commune
cation in tbs Baltimore american, ofthat
city:
"Some time since gentleman inform
ed me that he knew of several persons
who had been cured of typhoid fever, by
the application of mashed raw onions tc
the feet. Two patients were so i'll thai
they were not expected to live over 8
few hours. Six large onions were
pounded to pulp and applied 10 the feel
of the first patient. He was relieved in
short time and got we'll. The second
case was few weeks later and the result
was equally satisfactory. The first
opportunity I had I tried it upon col
ored boy during one Of my visits to the
house of reformation for colored children
He was very i'll with typhoid fever. ]
named the matter to General Horn, who
Immediately ordered the application. In
a. few hours he got to sleep; rested well
and recovered. The next opportunity
was that of a son of a friend Of mine in
cur city. called to see him on bust.
ness when he informed me his son was
very ILL with typhoid pneumonia. He
had been delirieus for q week or more,
and required constant watching for feal
he might do himself harm. I advised
him to try the onions. He did SO and
thus speaks of it.: Immediately on its
application he began to improve and
continued until he finally recovered"
Perhaps they might be eficacious in
otl,er forms. The remedy is simple and
So ;e, and trial in any case can do no
harm. They have cured dropsy. Mr.
Ralph Brunt, q very respectable gentle
man, informed me that his wife had
suffered for long time with dropsy'
She was swelled from her head to hel
feet. She was attended by different ply.
sicians, who finally said: Mr.. Brunt we
can do no more; your wife cannot live
We can give temporary relief by tapping
her. His wife declined the operation,
as it would but prolong. her suferings'
At this time his attention was called to
paragraph in newspaper in which q
gentleman made the statement that he
had been cured of dropsy by eating
onions. His physicians had told him
that he could not live. One day he
wanted to eat some raw onions and-did
30. After eating them he felt better and
tried some more. He then made it q
rule to eat Ska day, aal in few weeks
he was well. He felt it his duty to pub
lish it for the benefit of other. Thus
Mr.. Brunt knew of it. He called The
attention of his wife 70 it. She was
willing to try it; did SO, and at the end
of one week discharged her nurse,
attended to her household duties, and
was so reduced in size that her friends
could scarcely recognize her at first sight
She lived for more than thirty years
afterward, and died some two years ago
over eighty. years of age. If the forego.
ing prove the means of bene6tting any
one, the only regret I will feel, will be
that / did not attend to the promptings
Of duty sooner"
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said on his death bed: "Among all my
students, there was but one who under.
stood me, but, alas, he misunderstood
me-" have the proud consciousness of
not having been misunderstood. And
now, God bless you and good byel